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Jason Terry was the real jet real 100
that’s kind of a left over uh from
halftime when sha defeated Kenny
go no we never disrespect Somebody by
doing gone fishing early we do have
standards here on inside which is
brought to you by KIA Ernie Johnson M
Shack Ken Chuck Kenny Lakers on the
brink the brink without going for but
they’re definitely at the Bass Pro Shop
Right hey you know what so like you know
I talked about a little bit of the half
time yeah it’s like their Spirits were
broken MH I said they were just going
through the motions in the first half I
haven’t seen a broken Spirit like that
since Kenny the last to the board yeah
good
point hold it and there you
go I don’t think he finds it amusing not
at all Let’s uh let’s hit the highlights
shall we yeah good
idea game three that’s lot like game one
man that’s how you go to work right
there this one the
Joker uh cuz in game one and game two
the Lakers had double digit leads by 12
in game one by 20 in game two lost them
both you know we thought at the
beginning of the game when they came out
with all those energy it was going to be
a rough night for the
Nuggets uh think
again LeBron oh muscle in his way inside
but they have a way okay as you see ad
go to work inside you they have a way of
just uh man just King you in and just
walking you down just punish him on the
offensive glass man that was beautiful
oh go for that steel won’t you Joker all
by his Lonesome inside you go for that
steel and don’t get it brother it’s not
a good
time LeBron up top to
ad who had 16 at the half and at the
half the Lakers up 5349 but it all
turned in the third quarter when Denver
rout scored him
34-22 oh don’t leave that boy open
Michael Porter
Jr the the thing about Denver is when
they get bigger and you get smaller they
can defend small and they actually still
more athletic than but it’s just man
Aaron Gordon 29 and 15 for Aaron Gordon
career me man postseason get off me
little King oh now he’s a little kid y
245 and N man look at this dude shoot
that ball nuggets definitely came to
play everybody played well for the
Nuggets LeBron you know Ernie at no
point that I thought think I said I had
I think the Lakers going to win this
game come on little come on big oo big
big honey big honey is woo boy 103 89 at
that point 112 105 is How It Ends by the
way teams up 3 nothing are 151
and0 in series well it’s going to be a
rough day for Danel little russle
tomorrow Laker team did Crispy Cream
didn’t he a Laker team that was 33 and
five when leading at the half this year
third best Mark in the NBA 0 and3 now in
this series against the Nuggets here’s
Darin
ham Darin clearly a strong start where
did you start to see the the energy or
whatever it was that got away from you
flip in this game and what did you think
the main reason was uh just in the
second quarter uh we have some you know
we we had some good looks that we just
didn’t go down um they got loose they
saw something go in um and it carried
over into the third quarter so um get
point blank shots with guys that off
missing shots that normally make and
that’s the way the game goes to make a
Miss league and you know
when you can’t get a bucket and they’re
scoring they’re on the run you know it’s
it’s tough like we we we we have to keep
the scoreboard moving coach what is your
level of anger and or disappointment
because you couldn’t accomplish those
things that you were just trying to I
mean you just you just got to put guys
in a position where you know they they
they’re in their sweet spots they
getting looks and again just hope
they’re in a good Rhythm and things go
down you know for a little while there
we had only made one three and it long
long time that we only had that made too
uh we guarded their three-point line
well um the offensive rebounds
definitely played a part for them and
and those guys getting themselves
together getting back on balance you
know giving up second and third
opportunities for them to get Buckets
get look get good looks at The Rim uh
but you know you just you have to attack
each possession you have to be
competitive have competitive pride and
attack each possession you know you
going to miss shots but you got to move
on to the next play one thing about this
team that we’ve been really doing very
good at over the last couple of months
is having a next play
mentality um moving on to the next play
giving multiple efforts but you know
it’s tough it’s tough we got to figure
out a way to get one on Saturday to stay
alive a game away from a second straight
sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets
who sha over the last two years they’ve
got 36 wins now when they were down
double digits what allows them to be
comfortable in that situation and not
and not panic well because of last year
they definitely have the championship
mentality and they just they just play
well together you know my favorite
player tonight was Aaron Gordon REM was
a little bit of sric sabalo you’re not
going to get your play call you just got
to go out there you know like you said
in interview do whatever it takes for
the you know team to win and listen
right here offensive rebound and listen
this guy in Joker Jamal they did what
they supposed to do but look at the stat
sheet other Michael Porter 20 other
Aaron Gordon 29 other kavis c pop Five
Points and they just play well and then
what I love about their Championship
mentality no Panic first two games down
double digits Lakers came out to a fast
start you look at those guys Mike Mike
Malone’s not panicking the team’s not
panicking and they just keep chopping
you down they are three guys with at
least 20 and 104 with 20 plus in this
game you said you wanted to ask the jet
a question when you have a broken Spirit
how you get motivated for the next race
or the next game well firstly you always
have to have a delusion of grandeur
regardless of wins and losses you always
feel that you will win the next game
race contest yes so for for for um for
the Los Angeles Lakers now it becomes a
not let’s win this series let’s show the
world we still have a prideful team that
we will not get swept in our home court
to end the season two years in a row by
the same team then if you get one then
you start talking about can we be number
one the first team that can win a series
I
mean you have to be delusion well that
that’s the answer you have to be
delusional well that’s so you going to
keep running to the board till you win
one Ernie Ernie I I I am shocked right
now you know I said before tonight I
said I would be totally shocked if the
Sixers and the Lakers did not win and my
Sixers came through but what
disappointed me about the Lakers there
was no point in that game you saw
desperation or you thought they were
going to win the game it it it’s like
they had like we’re going to lose this
series
40 they were playing like it was a
scrimmage in my opinion but at no point
you see that game that you say they were
playing with desperation well Shaq said
they were going to win by seven at
halftime and actually hit the number on
the head again yeah second
but but but because we were he knew that
because what we were talking about at no
point did you think Denver was going to
lose that game the Lakers were like man
they don’t realize they’re down two zip
cuz you see you saw it with Philadelphia
man they were playing they were all over
the place with great energy at no point
when that game got close at the end of
the first quarter I was like man cuz I
said I said I think the Lakers going to
lose this game and and I don’t know
going in if you would if you would have
told me hey Denver’s going to be up in
this series 3 nothing nobody thought
that but I wouldn’t have looked at you
and said you’re crazy that’s not
possible but the way they’ve done it by
trailing by double digits in each of
these games that’s what surprises you
know you Kenny talk about delusion I
actually thought this was going to be a
great series I really did I did I did I
thought this I said man this going to be
a six or seven game series and they have
taken their heart away they and they not
going to say anything I ear I really did
I said yo man they going to have a tough
time with the Lakers but they are stole
their heart and pride you know one thing
you have to have when you play The Champ
you have to have that killer instinct
and we we thought in first two games
with the double dig that Lakers was
going to put their foot on their neck
they did not and tonight they didn’t
have that killer instinct and down 03
and what were we talking about in the
pregame show we’re talking about the
fourth quarter performances when you
were looking at Anthony Davis and and
LeBron James and when you look at it
tonight Anthony Davis who had 30 points
and 11 rebounds through three quarters
uh three points in the fourth quarter of
this one just three yeah but I I think
that’s deceptive to be honest with you
Ernie three is not deceptive no no
because they were down double digits he
played well they he he after like the
game was not close in the fourth quarter
like that other game was they were down
12 13 points so it wasn’t like if if it
was a close game and they didn’t go to
ad like eight eight going to the fourth
yeah yeah but they got down 13 14 points
you never thought the Lakers was going
to win this game is my point like in in
game two AD should have got the ball but
that stat right there to me is it’s it’s
misleading because they were down 12
they got it down to seven or eight with
with 30 seconds AG go that’s just window
dressing well it it it might be
deceiving but it’s accurate because
there is a no you know it’s accurate a
style of play that the Lakers are
consistent with what’s accurate is you
can’t go 24 minutes and not have one
point that’s accurate so who’s that
D’Angelo Russell need to step up 24
minutes and no point I’m not saying it’s
his F I’m just saying he I mean there’s
a lot I mean for me I think he’s a an
ancillary complimentary player yeah but
you can’t go 24 minutes in the playoffs
and not
score sha is 100% right you can’t go
over seven in in a must-win game he got
the same points as me you and Chuck
tonight 112 105 that’s your final score
Denver Nuggets Up 3 nothing in this
first round in the 27 matchup and they
will try to close it out on Saturday
night that game will be on ABC that’s
exactly
right oh come on Mr Clean get that there
Mr CLE man that body that’s my body Eric
Martinez that’s what Chuck look like in
an all white outf